ansızın
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آكسزین (añsızın),[1][2] from آڭ (añ), equivalent to an (“mind, perception, consciousness”) + -sız (without, -less) + -ın, literally “when one is without awareness, oblivious”.[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈan.sɯ.zɯn/
- Hyphenation: an‧sı‧zın
Adverb
ansızın
- suddenly and unexpectedly, all of a sudden
- Synonyms: apansız, apansızın, aniden, birdenbire, durup dururken
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آكسزین”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 173
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “آكسزین”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 30
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ansızın”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
- “ansızın”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ansızın”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 261
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